SCARABAEID

Meaning of SCARABAEID in English

[ ˌskarə'bi:ɪd ]

■ noun Entomology a beetle of a family (Scarabaeidae) including the scarab, chafers, and many dung beetles.

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SCARABAEID — ˌskarəˈbēə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Scarabaeidae : of or relating to the Scarabaeidae ; broadly : scarabaeoid
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCARABAEID — /skar'euh bee"id/ , adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Scarabaeidae, a family of lamellicorn beetles, including the scarabs, dung …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SCARABAEID — n. any beetle of the family Scarabaeidae, including the dung-beetle, cockchafer, etc. [mod.L Scarabaeidae (as SCARAB)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SCARABAEID — n. any beetle of the family Scarabaeidae, including the dung-beetle, cockchafer, etc. [ mod.L Scarabaeidae (as SCARAB) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SCARABAEID — n. any beetle of the family Scarabaeidae, including the dung-beetle, cockchafer, etc. Etymology: mod.L Scarabaeidae (as SCARAB)
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SCARABAEOID — I. ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈbēˌȯid noun ( -s ) Etymology: scarabae us + English -oid 1. : a beetle of Scarabaeidae or a …
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TUMBLEBUG — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: tumble (I) + bug : any of various scarabaeid beetles (as members of the genera Scarabaeus, Canthon, …
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TIPHIIDAE — tə̇ˈfīəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Tiphia, type genus + -idae : a family of rather small …
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SCARABAEIFORM — -ˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: scarabae us + English -iform : resembling a scarabaeid beetle or its larva
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ROSE CHAFER — noun 1. also rose bug : a common No. American melolonthid beetle ( Macrodactylus subspinosus ) whose larva feeds on …
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PASTURE COCKCHAFER — noun or pasture scarab : any of several scarabaeid beetles especially of the genus Aphodius
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ONTHOPHAGUS — änˈthäfəgəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek onthos dung + New Latin -phagus (from Greek -phagos -phagous) : …
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MILKY DISEASE — noun : a highly fatal disease of Japanese beetle larvae and other scarabaeid grubs due to bacilli ( Bacillus popilliae …
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LEAF CHAFER — noun : a scarabaeid beetle that feeds as an adult on foliage of various plants
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JAPANESE BEETLE — noun Usage: usually capitalized J : a small metallic green and brown scarabaeid beetle ( Popillia japonica ) introduced into …
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GREEN JUNE BEETLE — noun Usage: usually capitalized J : a large metallic green and brown scarabaeid beetle ( Cotinis nitida ) of the …
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GOLDSMITH BEETLE — noun : any of several large bright yellow scarabaeid beetles with adults that feed on foliage and larvae that live …
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DUNG BEETLE — noun also dung chafer : a scarabaeid beetle (as a dorbeetle or tumblebug) that rolls balls of dung in which …
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SCARAB — /skar"euhb/ , n. 1. any scarabaeid beetle, esp. Scarabaeus sacer, regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians. 2. a representation …
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ROSE CHAFER — a tan scarabaeid beetle, Macrodactylus subspinosis, that feeds on the flowers and foliage of roses, grapes, peach trees, etc. Also …
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RHINOCEROS BEETLE — any of several scarabaeid beetles, esp. of the genus Dynastes, which comprises the largest beetles, characterized by one or more …
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GOLDSMITH BEETLE — a brilliant golden scarabaeid beetle, Cetonia aurata, of Europe. [ 1850-55, Amer. ]
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FLOWER BEETLE — 1. any of numerous, usually brightly colored beetles, as of the families Malachiidae and Dasytidae, that live on flowers and …
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CHAFER — /chay"feuhr/ , n. any scarabaeid beetle. [ bef. 1000; ME cheaffer, chaver, OE ceofor; akin to G Käfer ]
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TUMBLEBUG — [tum.ble.bug] n (1805): any of various scarabaeid beetles (esp. genera Scarabaeus, Canthon, Copris, or Phanaeus) that roll dung into small …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SCARAB — n. 1 a the sacred dung-beetle of ancient Egypt. b = SCARABAEID. 2 an ancient Egyptian gem cut in the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SCARAB — n. 1 a the sacred dung-beetle of ancient Egypt. b = SCARABAEID. 2 an ancient Egyptian gem cut in the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SCARAB — n.1 a the sacred dung-beetle of ancient Egypt. b SCARABAEID. 2 an ancient Egyptian gem cut in the form of …
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